Palmares Festival Spanning a couple weeks, in the month of January, this open air celebration, which is expected to attract more than a million festival-goers, is the second largest festival in Costa Rica following the Zapote Festival which is celebrated during Christmas and New Year. Fiestas Palmares offers a complete package for all ages to […]
Costa Rican culture is in many ways a reflection of its racial diversity. Along with the influences of indigenous Costa Rican tribes, Costa Rican’s rich culture mixes the Catholic religion, customs from places as diverse as Spain, Africa and Asia. Costa Rica is considered as the place where the Mesoamerican and South American native cultures met. As influenced […]
You will find a lot of aesthetically designed buildings in Costa Rica built using traditional techniques with a modern slant on architecture. Coupling technologies with modern design and aesthetic, designers have built these structures. Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy devoted to beauty. Contemporary Costa rican culture advocates Diversity of styles, Eco-friendliness, and Historic preservation. So architects design buildings using a creative process by which […]
Costa Rica is a wonderful travel destination for all types of people. It has two ocean coasts, volcanoes, rivers, rainforests, beaches, and a well-developed travel and tourism infrastructure. There are hotels from $10/night youth hostels on the beach to $1000+ five-star resorts, with everything else in between. There are wild places too, where you can […]
Just like any catholic country in the world, Christmas in Costa Rica is one of the most awaited and probably the most festive part of the year. With the four months of rainy season gone, kids out for their vacation from school and employees receiving extra money from their employers, Christmas in Costa Rica is […]